Learn English – Any difference between “school-aged” and “school-age”

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I am wondering which one is correct:

  1. school-aged children

  2. school-age children

Best Answer

Either one works and they're very similar; most native speakers will probably not draw a distinction between them. "School-aged" refers to children aged to the point of attending school (and, implicitly, not beyond that); "school-age" refers to children of an age at which they should attend school (that is, neither too old nor too young).

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